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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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