Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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