Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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