Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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