Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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