Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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