Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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