Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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