Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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