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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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