Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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