Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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