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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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