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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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