Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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