Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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