Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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