Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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