Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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