Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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