Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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