Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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