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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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