Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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