Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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