Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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