Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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