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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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