Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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