Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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