Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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