Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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