Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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