Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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