Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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