Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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