Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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