Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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