Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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