Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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