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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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