Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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