Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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