Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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