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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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