Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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