Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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