Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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