Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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