Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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