Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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