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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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