Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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