Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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