Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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