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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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