Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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