Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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