Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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