Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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