Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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