Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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