Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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