Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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