Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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