Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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