Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important 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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