Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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