Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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