Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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