Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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