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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important 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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