Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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