Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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