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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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