Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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