Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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