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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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