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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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