Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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