Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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