Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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