Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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