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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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