Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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