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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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