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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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