Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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