Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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