Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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