Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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