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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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