Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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