Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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