Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers 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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