Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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