Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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