Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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