Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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