Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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