Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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