Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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