Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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