Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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