Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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