Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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