Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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