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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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