Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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