Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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