Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key 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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