Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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