Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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