Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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