Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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