Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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