Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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