Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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