Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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