Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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