Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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