Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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