Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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