Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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