Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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