Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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