Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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