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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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