Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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