Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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