Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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