Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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