Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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