Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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