Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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