Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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