Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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