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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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 almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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