Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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