Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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