Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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