Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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