Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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