Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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