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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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