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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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