Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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