Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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