Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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