Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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