Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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