Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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