Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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