Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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