Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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