Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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