Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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