Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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