Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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