Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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