Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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