Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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