Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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