Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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