Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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