Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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