Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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