Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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