Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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