Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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