Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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