Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key 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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