Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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