Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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