Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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