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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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