Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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