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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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