Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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