Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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