Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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