Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes 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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