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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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