Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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