Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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