Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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