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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes 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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