Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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