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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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