Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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