Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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