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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines 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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