Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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