Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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