Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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