Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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