Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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