Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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