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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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