Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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