Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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