Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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