Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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