Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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