Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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