Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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