Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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