Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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