Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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