Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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