Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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