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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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