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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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