Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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