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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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