Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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