Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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