Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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