Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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