Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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