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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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