Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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