Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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