Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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