Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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