Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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