Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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