Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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