Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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