Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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