Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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