Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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