Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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