Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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