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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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