Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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