Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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