Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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