Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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