Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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