Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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