Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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