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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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