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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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