Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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