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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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