Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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