Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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