Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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