Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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