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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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