Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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