Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores 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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