Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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