Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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