Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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