Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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