Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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