Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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