Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key 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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