Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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