Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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