Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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