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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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