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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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