Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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