Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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