Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major 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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