Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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