Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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