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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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