Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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