Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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