Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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