Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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