Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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