Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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