Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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