Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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