Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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