Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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