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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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