Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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