Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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