Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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