Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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