Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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