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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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