Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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