Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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