Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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