Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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