Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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