Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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