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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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