Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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