Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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