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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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