Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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