Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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