Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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