Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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