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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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