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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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