Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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