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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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