Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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