Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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