Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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