Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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