Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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