Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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