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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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