Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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