Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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