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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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