Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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