Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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