Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important 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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