Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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