Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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