Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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