Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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