Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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