Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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