Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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