Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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