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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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