Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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