Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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