Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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