Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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