Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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