Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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