Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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