Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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