Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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