Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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