Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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