Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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