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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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