Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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