Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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