Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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