Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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