Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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