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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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