Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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