Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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