Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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