Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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