Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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