Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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