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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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