Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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