Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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