Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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