Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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