Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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