Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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