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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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