Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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