Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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