Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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