Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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