Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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