Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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