Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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