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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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