Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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