Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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