Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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