Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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