Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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