Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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