Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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