Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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