Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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