Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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