Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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