Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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