Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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