Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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