Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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