Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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