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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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