Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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