Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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