Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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