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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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