Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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