Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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