Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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