Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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