Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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