Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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