Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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