Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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