Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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