Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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