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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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