Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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