Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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