Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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