Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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