Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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