Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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