Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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