Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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