Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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