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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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