Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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