Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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