Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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