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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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