Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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