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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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