Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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