Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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