Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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