Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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