Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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