Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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