Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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