Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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