Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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