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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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