Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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