Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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