Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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