Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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