Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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