Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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