Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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