Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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