Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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