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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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