Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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