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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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