Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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