Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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