Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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