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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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