Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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