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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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