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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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