Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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