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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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