Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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