Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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