Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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