Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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