Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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