Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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