Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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