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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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