Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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