Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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