Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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