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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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