Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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