Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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