Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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