Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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