Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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