Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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