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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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