Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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