Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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