Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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