Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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