Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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