Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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