Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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