Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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