Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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