Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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