Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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