Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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