Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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