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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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