Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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