Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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