Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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