Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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