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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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