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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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