Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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