Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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