Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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