Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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