Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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