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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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