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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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