Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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