Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews 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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