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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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