Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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