Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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