Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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