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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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