Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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