Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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