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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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