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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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