Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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