Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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