Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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