Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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