Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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