Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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