Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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